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Sup sci, I need help. I'm looking for a joke/pun/something humorous involving the element selenium, I have to write a paper about it for my inorganic chem class and I'd like to start it off with a joke.

>> No.3767108

>>3767086
two mols of selenium walk into a bar

i forgot the rest, but your mother's a whore

>> No.3767113

Oh god.
What have you done, OP?

>What is used car dealers favorite element? Selenium
http://jcdverha.home.xs4all.nl/scijokes/3_3.html

There's one for basically any element!

>> No.3767116

Stop being an attention whore and do your god damned project.

>> No.3767121

>>3767108
I think I'll use this one.

>> No.3767135

>>3767121

Alternatively, get up in front of your class and start to sing the elements song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM-wSKFBpo
Stop when you get to Selenium. It's the 3rd one, so you won't have to sing long. (Bonus points if you can give your entire presentation in this format.)

>> No.3767142

>>3767135
It's just a paper I have to hand in, I was just hoping there would be some sort of joke to throw in but apparently selenium is not a funny element.

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>>3767135

>Antimony
>Arsenic
>Aluminum
>Selenium

>Selenium
>3rd one

>> No.3767162

>>3767145

>baareishfgiuhg
Okay, 4th one then.
It's not like I've memorized the song. Guess I should have paid closer attention when I was looking up the reference song.

>>3767142
Perhaps there are other ways to work in humor without referring specifically to the name of the element. What else do you need in your report?

>> No.3767158

>>3767145

>0
>1
>2
>3

>> No.3767167

>>3767162

"Write a brief summary of some common industrial/medicinal/practical every day
uses of selenium and selenium containing compounds, including the use of
“selenium” as a food supplement. Remember that this is a chemistry class, so
please provide chemical details regarding selenium containing compounds (e.g.
chemical formulae, structures, physical properties relevant to its use). Also, list
any references, including websites, books, videos, journal articles, etc. Be
prepared to discuss your findings in class (remember the class participation
points!).
Length: Minimum 1 page, maximum ~2 pages
Font: 12 point , Times New Roman
Page: 1 inch margins, single space"

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>>3767158

>using zero as a counting integer with value

>> No.3767184

>>3767158

Programmer detected.

>> No.3767192

>>3767167

Such a dry prompt.
Still, you could perform a song with a lot of information to the tune during your
>Be prepared to discuss your findings in class

Do you think your teacher would be mad if you briefly mentioned its use in science fiction? For example, in the film "Evolution" it is just as toxic to the alien life as arsenic is to "carbon based life." (What the movie says.)

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>>3767167
>single space

>> No.3767216

>>3767192

If your teacher wouldn't be mad, you can find a few more specifics of other examples (Ghostbusters, I, Robot on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science_in_science_fiction

>> No.3767292

>>3767216
Ahh I think I'm gonna stick to factual examples. Thanks though.

>> No.3767651

>>3767167
If you want to make your report funny, write it in Comic Sans. The math and science teachers at my high school did that all the time just to piss off the english department.